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dc.contributor.authorPike, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-29T13:23:09Z
dc.date.available2017-09-29T13:23:09Z
dc.date.issued2015-06-01
dc.identifier.citationPike , E 2015 , ' Assessing the Sociology of Sport: On Age and Ability ' , International Review for the Sociology of Sport (IRSS) , vol. 50 , no. 4-5 , pp. 570-574 . https://doi.org/10.1177/1012690214550009
dc.identifier.issn1461-7218
dc.identifier.otherORCID: /0000-0003-3721-6449/work/85522421
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2299/19450
dc.descriptionThis document is the Accepted Manuscript version. The final, definitive version of this paper has been published in International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Vol 50 (4-5), June 2015, published by SAGE Publishing, All rights reserved.
dc.description.abstractOn the 50th anniversary of the ISSA and IRSS, a leading scholar on ageing, sport, and physical activity, ISSA President Elizabeth Pike considers the increasing numbers of "Third Age Societies" and the trajectory, challenges, and future directions of sociological research on sport, age, and ability. Noting longstanding interest in sport and ageing dating back to the late 1800s, the trajectory of research in this area has accelerated with both longer life spans and evidence of a more 'heroic' model of the possibilities of aging. A continuing challenge for sociologists of sport is to critique dominant perceptions of ageing that suggest many activities are inappropriate for the ageing body. Future inquiry in the area of sport, age, and ablility needs to expand in coming years in recognition that people over 60 constitute the fastest growing segment of the population in many societies and many received conceptions about the roles and possibilities for physical activity and sport need more careful interrogation in companion with more nuanced understandings of both the populations and processes.en
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dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofInternational Review for the Sociology of Sport (IRSS)
dc.subjectsport
dc.subjectsociology
dc.subjectphyscial activity
dc.subjectage
dc.subjectability
dc.titleAssessing the Sociology of Sport: On Age and Abilityen
dc.contributor.institutionResearch Unit in Sport, Physical Activity and Ageing
dc.contributor.institutionDepartment of Psychology, Sport and Geography
dc.contributor.institutionSchool of Life and Medical Sciences
dc.contributor.institutionCentre for Research in Psychology and Sports
dc.contributor.institutionSport and Social Inclusion Research Group
dc.description.statusPeer reviewed
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